Android Authority

Qualcomm responds to GBL exploit used on latest Snapdragon flagships

Qualcomm confirmed that fixes for the GBL exploit were provided to Android device makers earlier this month. The exploit, discovered by Xiaomi ShadowBlade Security Lab, was a key component in ...
Android Authority

New Qualcomm exploit chain brings bootloader unlocking freedom to Android flagships (Updated: Statement)

A vulnerability in Qualcomm’s Android Bootloader implementation allows unsigned code to run via the “efisp” partition on Android 16 devices. This is paired with a “fastboot” command oversight to ...
Android

Qualcomm GBL Exploit Reportedly Enables Bootloader Unlocking on Flagships

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...
Chicago Tribune

Mr. Wizard’s science show held children spellbound

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An experiment began on March 3, 1951, in the studios of what is today NBC-5 in Chicago. The question it sought to answer was: Could television use ...
The Washington Post

How Ro Khanna turned a sex trafficking scandal into a campaign stunt

James Kirchick is the author of “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.” Last month, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) held a news conference outside the ...
IndieWire

SXSW’s ‘The Dark Wizard’ Scales the Life of Visionary Climber Dean Potter (No, Not That Other Wizard Named Potter) — First Look

The HBO docuseries from Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen also features "Free Solo" subject Alex Honnold and plays SXSW on Sunday. “The Dark Wizard” is about controversial climber and BASE jumper Dean ...
Hosted on MSN

Hero wizard concept #clashroyale

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86 Who was Saleh Mohammadi? Iran teen wrestling champion executed Ryan Gosling knows nothing in his career ...
The Hill

Ro Khanna faces primary challenge, Silicon Valley backlash over wealth tax

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), once championed by Silicon Valley, is facing a primary challenge from a tech entrepreneur seeking to capitalize on the industry’s growing antipathy toward the progressive ...
9to5Mac

Apple confirms today’s iOS and iPadOS updates for older devices address the Coruna exploit

Apple has detailed the security content for iOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, iPadOS 16.7.15, and iPadOS 15.8.7, confirming that the updates address the Coruna vulnerability disclosed last week by Google and ...
The Guardian

‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software

Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours Robert Booth UK technology editor Rogue artificial ...
heise online

Exploit kit danger: Apple updates older iOS and iPadOS versions

Apple released important updates for users of iOS and iPadOS 15 and 16 overnight on Thursday. They should be installed quickly. While the new iOS and iPadOS 15 version patches a total of four ...